Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

06/24/2026

Annette Lu Hsiu-lien graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Law in 1971. She established herself as a feminist advocate in Taiwan through her writing, including a book titled New Feminism. She was an advocate for democracy in Taiwan and imprisoned for over five years for speaking out against the government during the Kaohsiung Incident. While imprisoned, she wrote a novel titled These Three Womenthat eventually was adapted for a television screenplay. In 1993, she was elected to the Legislative Yuan and Magistrate of Taoyuan in 1997. She went on to become the Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008.

06/22/2026

Happy Motivational Monday!

06/21/2026

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth!

06/17/2026

Carol Marin graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in English in 1970. As an alum, she became a Chicago anchorwoman. She was instrumental in the reporting that led to the indictment of Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton in 1976. Two years later, she joined WMAQ-TV in Chicago where she worked for almost 20 years. Carol has received multiple Peabody Awards and many other recognitions.

06/10/2026

Evelyne Accad began teaching at the University of Illinois in 1974 as an Assistant Professor in French and Comparative Literature and became a Full Professor in 1988. She was an adjunct professor in African Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies. She received several awards for her research and service including, the Prix International de Poesie Emmanuel Robles in 2006, the International Writer of the Year Award from IBC Cambridge in 2003, and the Fulbright Research and Teaching Award for Lebanon in 2002. Evelyne was one of the first feminist scholars to speak out against ge***al mutilation and other crimes against women. She established the Evelyne Accad and Paul Vieille International Research Award for graduate studentsresearching issues related to women in North Africa and the Middle East.

06/07/2026

Happy National Cancer Survivors' Day!

06/03/2026

Jeanette McCollum joined the College of Education in 1976 and became influential in the Special Education Department. Now Professor Emeritus, she is a leader in research and personnel preparation in the fields of Early Intervention (EI) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE). In 1999, the Illinois Subdivision of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (IDEC) instituted the Jeanette A. McCollum Award for Service to the Field in honor of Jeanette’s research in these areas. Jeanette is currently working on an Early Reading First project called “Developing Early Language and Literacy in Danville.”